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They claimed 6 out of 11 sheets are bad. I have the logs, but I’m not savvy enough to know what to look for. My impression is that the members here are far more knowledgeable about the roadster than the people at TSC. If anyone wants to take a peak, it’s emailable. I’d be grateful for your...

Ok, so service center claims that my intermittent shutdowns are due to the battery being out of balance and requiring a replacement at $17k. They said 6 out of the 11 sheets are problematic. I pushed back and questioned why 1) the car would startup and drive normally after 15 min cool down; and...

Beautiful work. I’m not sure if you’re aware of this, but San Diego is a great place to live. Any chance we can entice you to move down the coast?

I had the clunk before and eventually tracked down the culprit: it was a loose object in the trunk rolling around when I accelerated. The object was actually a CAN Jr. :-) I put the CAN in a small cardboard box and cured the clink. I hope you have the same “problem.”

I loved the pics of so many gorgeous roadsters. I wish I could’ve been there to talk with the owners and get some tips for dealing with some the quirks in person. Thank you for posting the photos to the flicker site.

Ah man, I’m sorry I missed it. I couldn’t easily get the roadster to Malibu. I hope we can have a San Diego get together some time. Epic photos.

Counr me in for SD group buys!

Thank you MLAUTO.

Thank you MLAUTO. Do you have any thoughts about the car starting up later without apparent problems or error messages?

Dear friends, After driving 40 miles on a hot summer day (no moisture), we received the following error message: “DMC HW: ESS Cable Interlock fault” The car died on the side of the road and we had it towed to the Service Center. After a week, they said it was just a loose cable, maybe they...

I just had the BSM error message. It’s hot in San Diego. Car is being towed to Service Center.

I live in Eastlake but work at UCSD in La Jolla and Hillcrest. How about you?

OMG, very nice work on the Roadster. I also live in SD and would love to see it in person sometime. Unfortunately, I think we’ll be on a family vacation while you’re at the car show. Nonetheless, I love your mods!

is this just another instance of my trying to learn the Tesla way of opening the rear door or is this an actual problem that will require a trip to the service center?

Hi Victor, Sorry for the slow response. The floor mats cover the front and back rows of the model 3. —G

I received an extra set of these, new in the box, as a Christmas gift. Wife paid $250 when back ordered. Local pickup in San Diego preferred.

I just started having the same issue, after annual service.

I’m also interested in a San Diego group buy!

I have both and fully echo the statements of Tex Ev and others. If you’d like to talk, send me a PM and we can connect.

Have USB-C Want Lightning San Diego, CA

I’m looking for one of the orange cables!

My apologies for the delay. It didn’t have any special enclosure. I think it was just an unremarkable speaker, maybe 5”. They first removed the old one, and if memory serves, there was a ring around the speaker lip with teeth so that the speaker could look into the opening. I think they removed...

The problem is that now that the car’s been towed to the TSC, they will certainly want to replace everything with new parts. I just started to get the annual service nag screens indicating Service is due in 3w. I might as well add that to the bill. I hope to have some answers early this week.

Damn. I have a coolant leak leak also. My leak appears to be coming from the larger black pipe that runs about 10” from the reservoir and connects to something just behind the passenger door. It looks tough to access. I also noticed that 2 of the orange electrical lines near the coolant...

I second the suggestion to get them from Tesla. I think they were ~$20/each. I had discount tire install them for me.

I wouldn’t attempt a road trip until you become more familiar with the charging needs. Finding a charger can be a major hassle. I recommend paying a few hundred dollars to have the car transported and, if. It already in place, spend the weekend getting your home charger ready.

I’m bummed that I missed this. If the bumper doesn’t work out for the new owner, or if someone else has a 2.5 bumper, I’d love to upgrade my 2010 2.0.

They also charged me to replace a hook that holds the floormat in place. I'm sure that was part of the repair cost.

Within 3w of getting the car serviced, I had some error messages. I took the car to the service center and got the bad news that it was a PEM failure. I thought I read here somewhere that it's possible that it's a PEM fuse and not the entire PEM so I pushed back and asked the foreman to...

I have the AirPods and people on the other end of the line have trouble hearing me with the top off and windows up. I think we still need to find a better solution.

Everything is working reasonably well on the sound system. I don't know that my sound system actually strained the 12v excessively. I think the lead acid battery was just due for replacement as they often don't last for more than a year. I replaced it with a weak lithium ion battery and haven't...

On my 2010, you have to remove the front passenger tire to access the 12v battery. It's in the wheel well behind a panel close to the front bumper.

If I had to do it over again, I'd try the Rockford Fosgate speakers recommended by heychubs in post #30: No Brainer 4" drop-in speaker upgrade phenomenon If you do need to replace the sub, see my photo in post #29 hat shows access from the left rear wheel well. If you decide to upgrade the...

That's a gorgeous roadster. I love the red.

Problem solved: it was a disconnected (or poorly connected) wire to the seat belt tensioner/retractor/thingy behind and up near the driver's shoulder. Many thanks once again to Wiztecy and MLAUTO for helping me point the installer to the correct location. No reset was required. It's a big...

We replaced the factory sub.

The problem is I purchased a Chinese clone of the device and I'm unable to get a USB connection. The provided drivers don't work with Windows 10 x64, documentation is terrible, and I can't find updated drivers on the net. I don't have a Windows 7 laptop. Uggh..

The program did run. I'll try running it again right now. Thank you MLAUTO.

I'm heading to the stereo shop tomorrow (finally) to see if they can remedy the airbag warning light that was on after they upgraded the audio system. The Wiztecy Lotus manual is going to be very helpful for troubleshooting. Since the seats were removed, I'm going to stick with Wiztecy's...

I picked up one of those devices but couldn't get it to work. It may be because my laptop is Windows 10.

My roadster is #503!

I've been there too! In addition to the dexterity required to get in and out of the car, your father will need to be able to stand for long periods of time. I find myself standing in the garage staring at the roadster.

Read the fine print in the advertisements. Mine was dipped in something called "Spanish Fly," which I thought was some kind of urban myth from 1980s frathouse comedies. It turns out it's a real thing. And, it's overrated. I thought I'd have all the young hotties on me with the roadster. Ok, I'll...

I'm sorry. I screwed up your first name. You are da MAN hcsharp!

I called Charlie at Clipper Creek and he helped us figure out what was wrong. The strain relief on the heavy cable connected to the wall mount was loose. There are 2 small purple connectors inside the HPWC that then disconnected. I reconnected the purple wires and we're now all good. Here are...

The crap 110v charger is working just fine. My working theory is that the switch is busted. It seems as though the switch now doesn't have as robust of a click when locked. I wonder how that can be fixed. The 110v is intolerably slow.

today, when I attach the roadster to the HPWC connector, it's not registering the connection. The green light on the wall unit is on. The VDS says: "Preparing to Charge Connect power cable" When i slide up the lock, nothing happens. No blue light. Nothing. Just the usual white light from the...

The roadster is bumpy, creaky, has lousy visibility, and a ton of other quirks. It's a pain to get things repaired, the stock audio system is HORRIBLE. But, it's an awesome car! There some magical balance among the speed of thought, the acceleration, the steering, and general responsively that...

Hi John, A flying fuse box cover is a great excuse to purchase a new roadster! ;-) --G

We're going to need pics of your garage!!